Design-Based Learning and Student Entrepreneurship: How Learning Design Supports Non-Design Students Aspirations

Abstract

How does learning design support non-design students' career aspirations The paper presents a qualitative interview study with undergraduate students from different disciplines in Canada, who shared their design-based learning (DBL) experiences. DBL is students across programs learning design for various educational goals and not to become professional designers. The paper describes a study that shows how learning design benefits students across programs to obtain, pursue and imagine desirable career paths. The paper also discusses how DBL supports students who aspire for technologyrelated jobs, students who want careers centered around creativity, and students who value work that has a social impact.